{{short description|Men's tennis tournament}} {{TennisEventInfo|1972|Nice International Championships| | date=17–23 April | edition=2nd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] (Group D) | draw=48S / 8D | prize_money=[[USD|$]]30,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location= [[Nice]], France | venue=[[Nice Lawn Tennis Club]] | champs= {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1972 Nice – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/nice/6120/1972/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{nowrap|{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1972 Nice – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/nice/6120/1972/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>}} | after_name=Craven International Championships | main_name=Open de Nice Côte d'Azur }}
The '''1972 Nice International Championships''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] at the [[Nice Lawn Tennis Club]] in [[Nice]], France that was part of Group D of the [[1972 Grand Prix (tennis)|1972 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the second edition of the [[Open de Nice Côte d'Azur|tournament]] and was held from 17 April until 23 April 1972. [[Ilie Năstase]] won the title.<ref name="wot1973">{{cite book|title=World of Tennis '73 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook|year=1973|publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]]|location=London|isbn=9780671216238|page=116|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] defeated {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 * It was Năstase's 5th singles title of the year and the 14th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] / {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/nice/fra/1972/m-gp-fra-01a-1972/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Nice tournaments}} {{1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1972 Grand Prix (tennis)|Nice International Open]] [[Category:Open de Nice Côte d'Azur|1972]] [[Category:1972 in French tennis|Nice International Open]] [[Category:April 1972 sports events in Europe|Nice International Open]] [[Category:20th century in Nice]]